ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2020
Relationship Between Skin Shame, Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Psoriasis: a Pilot Study.
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- Shame and disgust in patients with inflammatory skin diseases: a systematic review of psychological correlates and psychotherapeutic approaches.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A genome-wide cross-trait analysis identifies shared loci and causal relationships of obesity and lipidemic traits with psoriasis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Shame-related disorders in patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis - An exploratory, cross-sectional interview study on the prevalence and correlates of body dysmorphic disorder and social anxiety disorder.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026Article
- Breaking the vicious cycle: a bibliometric and visual analysis of the bidirectional relationship between pruritus and negative emotions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Beyond skin deep: self-compassion mediates the link between body shame and psychopathology in people with alopecia and psoriasis.Health psychology report · 2026Article
- Psychosexual burden in adult genital psoriasis: outcome measurement, construct coverage, and clinical recognition gaps.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Facets of shame and their impact on quality of life in patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the Relationship Between Psychiatric Illness and Dermatological Disorders: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Nutritional and Microbial Strategies for Treating Acne, Alopecia, and Atopic Dermatitis.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The evolution of shame and its display.Evolutionary human sciences · 2022Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Shame has been registered as a part of psychosocial distress in patients with psoriasis. This study investigated 44 patients with psoriasis and 88 age- and sex-matched individuals without skin disease. Skin shame, multifarious expressions of shame, psychological symptoms, overall health, dermatological quality of life, disease burden and disease severity were measured. Higher levels of skin shame correlated with a greater disease burden (r=0.63; p < 0.01), higher Dermatology Life Quality Index (r=0.33; p < 0.05), and lower mental quality of life (r=-0.30; p <´ 0.05). Patients had a higher level of skin shame (F=74.03; eta2= 0.36; p < 0.01) and less physical quality of life on the SF-36 (F=5.14; eta2= 0.04; p < 0.05) than non-dermatological controls. General shame was not related to disease burden or quality of life. While self-rated skin shame appears to be related to quality of life in patients with psoriasis, no association was registered between expert-rated Psoriasis Area and Severity Index and quality of life.
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